Post by xiombarg on Apr 6, 2010 11:17:30 GMT -5
Personally, I more than "just don't care" for the nakey figures and I'm probably leaning more towards being against them (there, I said it ^___^ - for several reasons.
1) I haffta scroll way more when I'm shopping.
2) I can't share any of these sites (shopping/reviews) with my sons or nephew, because there's plastic boobies every other image.
3) As far as "traditions" go, I assume we're talking about Judeo/Christian values that's quite prevalent here in the West. Now, whether or not you personally believe in "The Enemy" and his tricks and snares, I think we can all agree that sexualizing minors isn't a good thing.
And no, I don't think the Eroge figs are being marketed to kids, but they certainly aren't being kept from them.
Speaking to the bill to ban such things in our hobby, I think that's a completely nutless way to go about "saving our children". I wonder if this guy ever watched a single hour of Nickelodeon programming? Has he ever seen Miley Cyruss?
I suppose the nebulous anime abstract is a much easier target than , oh say... VIACOM.
Perfect example: My oldest son is 6. He's in Kindergarten. In the cafeteria, right beside the cash register, is a poster for milk. There's Miley, sorta reclining in some hay with her legs spread and kinda hiked up and she's got white stuff all around her mouth. GOT MILK?
WTF?!?
Another quick example: At the park... kids running around... there's a little girl, maybe 9 or 10. She's wearing a t-shirt, with a full sized graphic of a bustee on it.
I say again... WTF?!?
Would you buy lingerie for your 10 year old daughter? No? Then why buy a pretend one? Why was that even made? Who thought that was a good idea?
C'mon people!
Sorry to get back off the exact subject, but it's related. ^_^;
Well, I think we've pretty much covered the whole eroge figure thing..
I think what you posted are legitimate concerns.
It's clothing and media material being made by people that probably don't have kids and probably don't really care. I think that's the unfortunate truth. To back up your concerns, they've statistically proven that the earlier kids get involved in sexual activity and even dating the less likely they will have a successful ongoing relationship throughout their entire lives, and are much more likely to have self esteem issues.